"It is a gift," he says quietly. "It's no curse. Others make it so, act like it is, cause it to be. But it could do so much, help so much, if people let it."

The ale understands. Or at least the ale doesn't judge what he is and what he can say, and so he takes another drink.

"And I can always say 'generations to come. It's a gift from my... former company. Oppression, too." He's not serious. Which means Kostos might miss the joke, and Anders isn't sure if that's funny or not.